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Friday, April 26, 2013

Day Trip to the Yarra Valley: Innocent Bystander & Yering Station

My parents are in town so my Sister flew in from Adelaide for a week to spend time with us. About 2 Saturdays ago, we took a family road trip to Yarra Valley for the first time to explore the sights and food that it has to offer.

After spending the morning exploring Healesville for a bit, we made our way to Yering Station for our 12:30pm booking... Which I was EXTREMELY excited about!

Before this, I spent hours on the Internet thinking of where to take my family for a road trip. After seeing photos of Yering Station, I thought it was just jaw dropping, as was the food described in their menu

Little did I know that being there in person and seeing everything in real life was much more sensational than I had imagined... Landscape was magnificent no matter which direction I was facing. Simply picture perfect all 360 degrees. I truly appreciated the decor, which was both classic yet contemporary. Cobblestones next to modern glazing... Still waters against the mountainous backdrop... Absolutely breath-taking. The restaurant which had incredibly high ceilings and full height windows made the experience so much more memorable. Could not have asked for a better view to enjoy our meal...

Honestly, the food was absolutely FANTASTIC!! We must admit that the entrees were so interesting we wanted to order them all. The yabbies and moreton bay bugs (2 of my fav things to eat) were top notch, could not be beat. Rabbit entree was the best rabbit dish I've had as well. Can't express how much I enjoyed the fish main, simply beautiful. And I thought the beef with beef cigar was a cheeky and tasty idea. Then, came desserts... That pear pudding may look plain but flavour was incredible. Best part of that dish was the nougat ice cream!!!!! And I'm not even a fan of nougat to begin with. INCREDIBLE MEAL.

Overall, the food at Yering Station truly knocked me off of my socks. Every dish that came was impeccable. What I love most about the food was that it was all centred around fresh, local ingredients... With a stroke of creativity and executed with great finesse without being overly complicated. What I don't understand, to be very frank with you, is how Yering Station is still not a hatted restaurant as it was much better than MANY of the hatted restaurants that I've been to, seriously...

Anyway, Yarra Valley has really captured my heart and I would highly recommend it to people wishing to go on a day trip somewhere in regional Victoria that's still within a 1 hour radius from the CBD. And Innocent Bystander is a great place to start your day there before heading over to Yering Station for lunch. Great ambience and lovely food and coffee. Will definitely be back to the Yarra Valley! Missing my time there already. Happy days... =)

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Passionate about home-cooking and restaurant dishes that are value for money. Hails all the way from the humble town of Kota Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia. Sharing food, sharing life.
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